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The establishment of the European Economic Community in 1958 was one of the most remarkable developments in the history of the post-World War II era. It aimed for nothing less than a complete economic union so that goods, people, and capital would be able to pass over national boundaries of member countries as freely as they move within any one country. As the Community's target date of 1992 for economic integration draws closer, the need for information, both current and historical, becomes more urgent. The aim of this annotated bibliography is to create a critical and descriptive list of books published mainly in English for businessmen and analysts, combining older publications with new. The literature on the EC is vast and issues The Community itself nearly 3000 publications a year. The range of material covered in this volume is distinguished by its great scope. Historical sections provide listings on the postwar years of economic recovery, the development of the EC, and biographies of the leading personalities involved. Policy-oriented sections encompass such subjects as labor, transportation, environment, energy, and education. The political ramifications of economic union, financial and fiscal affairs, relations between the EC and the Third World, and foreign relations in general are dealt with in separate sections. The volume concludes with a listing of major European Community publications. The sheer bulk of published material on the EC, much of it duplication, has made keeping up with its developments difficult for small and medium in Europe and elsewhere. This invaluable sourcebook will provide the business community and the political establishments with better access to EC information as they grapple with the implications of 1992.

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<p> Compiled by the former editor of Statesman's Year-Book, this selective bibliography contains 682 annotated citations, most of which are English-language monographs, although some databases and periodicals are covered. The entries are a mixture of classic older titles and recent literature (through 1991). Helpful to those beginning research on the EC, but too general for specialists. Recommended for academic libraries. <p> --D. Lee, Choice

Compiled by the former editor of Statesman's Year-Book, this selective bibliography contains 682 annotated citations, most of which are English-language monographs, although some databases and periodicals are covered. The entries are a mixture of classic older titles and recent literature (through 1991). Helpful to those beginning research on the EC, but too general for specialists. Recommended for academic libraries. </p> --D. Lee, <em>Choice</em></p>

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John Paxton is the author of many books on the European Communities including The Developing Common Market and A Dictionary of the European Communities. He was the editor of The Statesman's Year-Book from 1969 to 1990.

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